# This file is part of Mosaic and is only useful if it is in # # $HOME/.mosaic-user-defs # # If you want to use the functionality herein described move this file # to that location. -- TPR # #################################################################### # # This file is used to put any user defined actions on the right # button menu. Each action consists of two lines. A button title line # and a action specification line: # # Button Title # action spec # # There are (currently) three ways to specify an action: # # Webster # GET:http://a.site.with.webster/cgi-bin/websterquery?q=__string__ # # Search Engine # POST:http://a.site.with.webster/cgi-bin/websterquery q=__string__# # # Fetch Selection # FETCH:__string__ # # What GET does: # This is for a search form that is of the GET method, clicking on the # Webster button (in User pull_right menu) will send the selected text # to this cgi query and Mosaic will pull up the results. # # What POST does: # This is for a search form that is of the POST method, clicking on the # "Search Engine" button (in User pull_right menu) will send the selected # text to this cgi query and Mosaic will pull up the results. # # What FETCH does: # This just treats the selection like a url and fetches it. # # Here is a working example (for uiuc domain only, uncomment this if you # are in the domain and ever feel like looking up words you find surfing) # # Webster # GET:http://www.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/oed?__string__ # # How you use it: # # 1) Copy this file to your home directory. # 2) Start up Mosaic (2.7b3 or greater). # 3) Select some text. (First or second button drag in Mosaic) # 4) Click on third button, go down to "User" sub menu and select one. # 5) Watch the results come flying over the net and send a message to # mosaic-x@ncsa.uiuc.edu saying how awesome this feature is. # We thank you for your support. # # One thing that might be useful to know if you have problems with this # feature is that it you need to add quotes to a selection of more than # one word but you can't have quotes in a url so add %22's around __string__ # in the spec line if the button is meant to accept selections of more than # one word (see provided functions). # # Note: With Mosaic 2.8b1 you will be able to do construct these # user defined actions within Mosaic via a preferences dialog. # This will mean you don't have to rerun Mosaic if you add a new action. # This file is a temporary thing and will be obsolete with 2.8b1 # (all though if you have this file 2.8b1 will read it and # put it in preferences and then erase it). # Yahoo Search GET:http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=%22__string__%22 Alta Vista Search GET:http://www.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&what=web&fmt=.&q=%22__string__%22 eXcite by Concept using Web Docs POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Concept&search=__string__&category=default eXcite by Keywords using Web Docs POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Keyword&search=__string__&category=default eXcite by Concept using Website Reviews POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Concept&search=__string__&category=guide eXcite by Keywords using Website Reviews POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Keyword&search=__string__&category=guide eXcite by Concept using Usenet POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Concept&search=__string__&category=news eXcite by Keywords using Usenet POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Keyword&search=__string__&category=news eXcite by Concept using Usenet Classifieds POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Concept&search=__string__&category=news.class eXcite by Keywords using Usenet Classifieds POST:http://www.excite.com/search.gw searchType=Keyword&search=__string__&category=news.class Search Magellan POST:http://www.mckinley.com/iopcode.pl query=%22__string__%22 Jargon File Search GET:http://hagbard.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/jargon?__string__ Video Flicks -- Actor/Actress POST:http://www.videoflicks.com/cgi-win/SINQ.exe KEY=__string__ Video Flicks -- Title POST:http://www.videoflicks.com/cgi-win/tinq.exe KEY=__string__ Video Flicks -- Director POST:http://www.videoflicks.com/cgi-win/DINQ.exe KEY=__string__ Goto Selection FETCH:__string__